The Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations cordially invites you to the launch of

“Securitizing the Sahel: Analysing External Interventions and their Consequences”

by Dr. Nina Wilén

Director, Africa Programme at Egmont Institute

Associate Professor, Lund University

The Sahel has become a focal point of international security interventions, with external actors providing extensive security force assistance (SFA) to local military, police, and paramilitary forces. “Securitizing the Sahel” critically examines the rationale, implementation, and consequences of these efforts (2012–2024). With unique access to both military operations and strategy-making in European capitals, Dr. Nina Wilén provides an innovative methodological approach and unprecedented insight. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, participant observation, and over 100 interviews with policymakers and security practitioners across the Sahel and Europe, this book offers a comprehensive analysis of how SFA has shaped local security dynamics and broader geopolitical competition.

The presentation will be followed by a discussion with Dr. Yvan Guichaoua; Senior Researcher, Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)

This is a personal invitation.

Please register before the 18 November.